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A visit to: The Walt Disney Family Museum

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. – Walt Disney

Disney fans young and old can step back in time at The Walt Disney Family Museum located in the Presidio –  just a stone’s throw away from the  Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The historic building, which at first glance appears small, houses enough exhibits to keep your family enthralled ALL DAY long.

I’m not sure what I expected BEFORE visiting. I suppose that I thought it would be more of a Disney Art Gallery with some old film clips. Instead I found a museum that was laid out in chronological order – highlighting every step that Walt Disney took from his first cartoon sketches as a child, through his passing in 1966. Rather than a stuffy museum with pictures housed on the wall, The Walt Disney Family Museum includes interactive exhibits (make sure you stop and create some sound effects to an old reel of film), innovations in film,  early models of Disney World, and of course a sneak peek into the genius behind the characters that have become so much a part of American filmmaking history.

Some of my favorite exhibits include

  • The wall of stills – a wall sized storyboard
  • Interactive sound effects exhibit – match the music to the character
  • Dick Van Dyke Hologram – telling HIS stories about Mary Poppins
  • Mickey Mouse Show TV clips – just because I’d run home from school every day to see the Mousketeers

Don’t miss the sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge from the glass walled hallway – it’s breathtaking, and while you’re there take a seat on a bench that Walt Disney himself MIGHT have sat on.

The man was truly an animation innovator, and if you’re a Disney lover you can’t miss this important piece of Disney history.

For more information including hours of operation, admission and special events go to the Walt Disney Family Museum website.

If you can dream it, you can do it. – Walt Disney

While I was a guest of Disney/Pixar on a junket, all opinions are strictly my own.


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About Zipporah Sandler

Zipporah Sandler AKA Zippy is a lifestyle and travel specialist who after living everywhere from Providence to Paris found herself suddenly residing in South Florida (something she swore she’d never do).

Whether it be San Pellegrino water or Louis Roderer Cristal, Zippy suggests that you keep your life sparkling and your glass full.

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Comments

  1. Amy says

    April 29, 2012 at 9:39 pm

    I really need to go this museum!

  2. Sheri says

    April 29, 2012 at 10:25 pm

    Wow…now this makes me jealous. I love Disney and this would be amazing to visit.

  3. Apryl @ Christian Clippers says

    April 29, 2012 at 10:42 pm

    Looks awesome!

  4. Rachel @ Following In My Shoes says

    April 29, 2012 at 10:57 pm

    It sounds like a fun trip! I wish I had the chance to visit.

  5. Tricia Nightowlmama says

    April 29, 2012 at 11:46 pm

    sounds like an amazing place . I would of liked to see Dick van dike talk about Mary poppins

  6. Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy says

    April 30, 2012 at 8:56 am

    I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the museum.

  7. Zipporah says

    April 30, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    We had such a great time. Too bad they didn’t allow photos of the exhibits.

  8. Zipporah says

    April 30, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    It was so cool to hear his personal thoughts on the movie.

  9. Zipporah says

    April 30, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    It was and I’d never been to the Presidio before. What a beautiful location.

  10. Zipporah says

    April 30, 2012 at 12:49 pm

    It was, although I think that adults will like it more than kids because they’ll remember more of the history of Mickey and Disney’s other characters.

  11. Zipporah says

    April 30, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    If you’re ever in the San Francisco area, you should stop in.

  12. Zipporah says

    April 30, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    If you’re a Disney lover you’ll really appreciate it. The history and the way that he innovated animation were mind blowing.

  13. Marcie W. says

    April 30, 2012 at 3:31 pm

    What a fun stop and who would have thought to find it in San Fran!

  14. Donna says

    May 1, 2012 at 7:25 am

    What fun! If I ever visit San Fran, I’ll check it out!

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